LOS ANGELES—The police officer who inadvertently shot a 14-year-old girl to death while confronting a suspect at a Burlington store in North Hollywood had recently completed a course on how to handle an active shooter situation and was properly following his training, the officer’s union told City News Service on Jan. 2.
Officer William Jones, 42, has been placed on administrative leave while multiple agencies investigate the shooting, which occurred on Dec. 23 as police responded to reports of a suspect randomly attacking customers in the store at 12121 Victory Blvd.
